LightWave Optical Networking Glossary: ADSL(2), Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (Second Generation), AGC, Automatic Gain Control, AM, Amplitude Modulation

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ADSL(2)	Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (Second Generation)

AGC	Automatic Gain Control

AM	Amplitude Modulation

AN	Access Node

ANSI	American National Standards Institution

APC	Adaptive Predictive Coding

APC	Angled Physical Contact

APC	Automatic Power Control

APCN	Asia Pacific Cable Network

APD	Avalanche Photodiode

API	Application Programming Interface

APON	ATM Passive Optical Network

APPI	Advanced Peer-to-Peer Internetworking

APPN	Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking

ARPANET	Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange

ASIC	Application-Specific Integrated Circuit

ASP	Application Service Provider

ASSP	Application-Specific Standard Product

ASTM	American Society of Test and Measurement

ATA	Advanced Technology Attachment

ATDM	Asynchronous Time-Division Multiplexing

ATIS	Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions

ATM	Asynchronous Transfer Mode

ATU	ADSL Transceiver Unit

ATU-C	ADSL Transceiver Unit-Central Office

ATU-R	ADSL Transceiver Unit-Remote

AVVID	Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data

AWG	America Wire Gauge

AWG	Arrayed Waveguide Grating

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